Travel time by mode
Real road routing between Sendai and Kainan.
| Mode | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car | 850 km | 10h 35min |
| 🚲 Bike | 850 km | 56h 42min |
| 🚶 On foot | 785 km | 163h 29min |
Road distance, driving time and the route below are computed by our routing engine. Fuel cost assumes ~8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L (regular gasoline, e-Stat national average 2025).
About this route
The distance from Sendai (Miyagi) to Kainan (Wakayama) is 682 km in a straight line, or 850 km by road. A car trip takes about 10h 35min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥12,630. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.
Driving directions · Sendai → Kainan
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left onto 晩翠通
- →Turn right onto 広瀬通48
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↑Continue onto 県道仙台村田線31
- →Turn right onto 県道仙台村田線31
- →Turn right onto 秋保通286
- ↑Continue
- ↱Keep right
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↖Turn slight left onto 国道286号286
- ↰Keep left
- →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267
- →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267
- ←Turn left onto 山形上山線51
- ↱Keep right onto 山形上山線51
- ↑Continue onto 国道458号458
- ↑Continue
- ↖Turn slight left
- ←Turn left onto 山形上山線51
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left onto 上山バイパス13
- →Turn right
- →Turn right onto 赤湯宮内線246
- ←Turn left
- ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道399号399
- →Turn right onto 国道113号113
- →Turn right onto 国道113号113
- ←Turn left
- ←Turn left onto 国道290号290
- ←Turn left onto 新発田バイパス7, 290
- ←Turn left onto 国道290号290
- →Turn right onto 国道290号290
- ←Turn left onto 国道290号290
- →Turn right onto 国道49号49, 460, 459
- ←Turn left onto 国道460号460
- →Turn right onto 国道460号460
- ↑Continue
- ↑Continue
- →Turn right
- ↰Turn sharp left
- ↰Turn sharp left
- →Turn right onto 国道460号460
- ←Turn left onto 白根バイパス8, 17
- ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道289号289
- →Turn right
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left onto 北陸自動車道E8
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left and take 8, 27 toward 舞鶴, 大津, 三方五湖, 小浜
- ↱Keep right onto 敦賀バイパス8, 161
- ↱Keep right onto 国道161号161
- ←Turn left onto 海津今津線54
- ↑Continue onto 安曇川今津線333
- →Turn right onto 高島大津線558
- ↰Keep left onto 国道161号161
- ↱Keep right onto 西大津バイパス161
- ↱Keep right
- →Turn right onto 大津淀線35
- ↑Continue onto 大津宇治線36
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ↑Continue
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 黄檗停車場線245
- ←Turn left onto 黄檗停車場線245
- ←Turn left onto 国道24号24
- ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道24号 and drive toward 大阪, 奈良, 京滋バイパス24
- ↱Keep right and drive toward 吹田, 大阪
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ↰Keep left
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 大阪生駒線8
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right onto 土佐堀通168
- ←Turn left
- →Turn right
- ←Turn left
- ↱Keep right onto 阪神高速15号堺線15
- ←Turn left onto 大苗代岡田浦停車場線252
- →Turn right onto 和歌山貝塚線64
- ↑Continue onto 自然田鳥取線261
- ←Turn left
- ↰Keep left
- ↑Continue onto 海南金屋線18
- →Turn right onto 国道370号370
- ←Turn left
- ↱Keep right
- ↱Turn sharp right
- 🏁Arrive at destination
Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route
Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.
Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)
Distances from Sendai
Frequently asked questions
How far is it from Sendai to Kainan?
About 850 km by road (682 km in a straight line).
How long does it take to drive from Sendai to Kainan?
About 10h 35min by car under normal conditions.
How much fuel does the trip cost?
Roughly ¥12,630 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).